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Analysis Of Soup By Albert Yeganah

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In the anonymously written article “Soup,” the writer illustrates how Albert Yeganeh, the owner and chef of a soup restaurant, dedicates his life to soup and runs his successful business in an unusual strict way. Through the writer’s observational representation of the restaurant and procedures of the restaurant mentioned in the article, the vision of Albert Yeganeh being a successful soup perfectionist with a strong and stern personality is shown clearly. In the article, the writer first includes that Yeganeh’s restaurant is tiny and is located in New York. Yeganeh explains how he has devoted his life to his soup business; he spends his time creating all sorts of soup flavors and takes pride in them. His effort and time is always paid off when lines all the way out the store doors are seen (Soup 72). To eat Yeganeh’s soups, people are willing to wait as long as a half hour. Mr. Yeganeh has also tried to raise prices to strain out loud customers that do not comply with his store rules, but the lines continue to grow as well as his profits. On the other hand, Yeganeh’s long lines are not the only thing that catches the public’s eyes; Yeganeh is also well known for his strong and stern personality. Throughout the article, the writer continuously illustrates Yeganeh’s stern personality to the reader. In Yeganeh’s store, there is a sign that instructs customers to already have their selection of soup in mind and to move quickly and quietly. Yeganeh also makes it known that he runs his store how he likes it whether it is in the customer’s favor or not. In the article, Yeganeh states, “My Philosophy is: the customer is always wrong and I’m always right..”(73). Yeganeh also demonstrated his philosophy to the writer when he refused service to a lady who had not selected her choice of soup and complained about the prices. Yeganeh is easily irritated and does not care for customer service other than a quick in and out transaction. As well as customers can agree on his rude customer service, they can also agree that he truly has the best soups. In addition, his personality is not only visible to the public but also compliments his work inside the kitchen. In fact, his demanding personality is seen more within the

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